Kerststol (Dutch Christmas Bread)
Kerststol is a popular dessert-type bread served around Christmas time in the Netherlands. Although unclear, it’s believed its origins come from the German Stollen, which has a similar recipe and was first mentioned in 1474.
It is usually eaten with butter, but some people also like to add jam, honey, or cheese. And of course, a cup of coffee goes extremely well with a slice of kerststol (or the other way around).
Enjoy this traditional kerststol recipe!
Kerststol (Dutch Christmas Bread)
This is a popular Dutch Christmas treat that your entire family will love.
Ingredients
- 200 gr flour
- 120 ml water
- 100 gr almond flour
- 100 gr granulated sugar
- 25 gr caster sugar
- 25 gr butter
- 50 gr raisins
- 50 gr zante currants currants
- 30 gr almonds
- 0.5 eggs
- 1/2 oranges peel
- 7 gr dried yeast
- icing sugar
Instructions
- Mix the flour, water, caster sugar, butter, and yeast. Knead for 5 minutes. Set the dough aside in a warm place and leave it to raise for 1 hour.
- Next, prepare the almond paste by combining the granulated sugar, with the egg and almond flour and place in the fridge for a little while.
- Once the dough has finished resting, roughly chop the almonds and and combine them with the raisins, currants and orange peel and mix them into the dough, kneading until evenly distributed.
- Roll the dough on a clean, floured surface into a 1 cm (about 1/2 inch) thick rectangle and place it on baking paper.
- Roll the almond paste into a cylinder and place on the dough. It should be slightly shorter than the length of your dough. Roll the dough over the paste, encasing it inside securely. Allow the roll to rest for 30 minutes.
- Preheat your oven at 200°C/ 390°F.
- Place the Kerststol in an ovenproof bread pan and bake. After 15 minutes reduce the heat to 180°C (355°F) and bake for a further 20 minutes.
- Once done and nicely browned, take the oven out of the oven and spread some butter thinly over the top. Sprinkle with icing sugar to your liking.
- Once cooled, slice into inch-thick slices and serve with a good spread of butter on top. Enjoy!
Notes
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